Law: Industrial Relations Ordinance, (XXIII of 1969)

Section: 25-A

Industrial Relations Ordinance (XXIII of 1969) S. 25-A read with West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968), S. O. 12- Termination of service-Petition before Labour Court-Termination alleged contrary to S. O. 12 of West Pakistan Industrial and Com mercial Establishment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968-Petitioner should be a workman under that Ordinance and not under Industrial Relations Ordinance, 196'9-Ring Jobber responsible to supervise work of double siders and to recommend their appointment and leave performing manual work also in changing bobbins and cleaning machines-A workman-Petition against termination by such Ring Jobber, held, maintainable before Labour Court-"Workman" West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968), S. 2(i). Date of hearing : 23rd January, 1980.                                                                                                           DECISION This appeal by the Management is directed against a decision by the learned Fourth Labour Court, given on 12th November, 1979 accepting the grievance application of the respondent workman against his dismissal from service and directing his re-instatement in service with back benefits. 2. The services of the respondent; who was employed as a Ring Jobber in the appellant establishment, were terminated in March, 1978. There is, however, a dispute between the parties as to the exact mode of the termination of his services and the date on which-they were terminated. According to the respondent, he was gate-stopped on 24th March, 1978 and in support of his contention he has produced a slip from the gate chowkidar/security incharge, though the slip wrongly bears the date 24th March, 197'1. The version of the appellant establishment, on the other hand, is that the respondent's services were terminated, vide…